Towel rack



Jan. 6, 1931. S MARDEN 1,788,166

TOWEL RACK Filed Feb. 4, 1928 INVENTOR (53AM, MM ,M zab'n'oibdA ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 6, 1931 A.

CLARENCE SAMUEL'MARDEN;OALBANY,-fiEW YbRk TOWEL #AOKII f Apiflication filed February .4, r9233; f we; no, 2 51,7 9." 1

This invention relates to towel racks and has for its object to provide a rack of the kind more particularly employed for kitchen v towels and other light articles. i 5 Que object of the invention is to provide a rack which can be cheaply manufactured without special machinery, andwhich may be used in restricted'space without presenting, even when in open position projecting 1 rods or bars as do the racks of the same type now in use. u

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack of this kind whichmay be folded back against the wall when desired 15 and when so folded'will hold the articles thereon without wrinkling and in position to be readily removed.

' Fig; 1 is a perspective view of the rack in open position as it appears when attached to 20 the wall ready for' use;

' Fig. 2 is aside view'looking'from the'right of Fig. 1 showingthe hinge and link connection in closed position;. Fig. 3 is a similarview showing the parts 25 in open position; and Fig. 4 is Referring to the drawings, particularly to Fig. 1, I'indicates a short bar or block of wood by means of which the rack is attached to'the wall or other support, as for instance by means of the screws indicated at 2. At its bottom end the bar 1 is-provided,

. with ahinge 3 by means of which a similar bar 4 is connected thereto to swing outwardly in the manner shown in Fig. 1. This barv has in one side edgea series'of holes 5-indicated in dotted lines in which are seated the drying bars 6. These bars or rods are ordinary commercial dowels and are suificiently held in place by merely driving into theholes" '5. As the bars 6 are frequentlywet from the towels or other: articles, they tend to swell] more'than the supporting bar 4 so that there;

is no tendency for the rods tolloosen in the holes. v

For holding the bar 4 and rods '6 1n the position shown in Fig. 1 I preferably employ a spring toggle hinge. connection indicated f generally at 7. Theparticular toggle hinge a detail sectional View on line lel with the wall on which the rack is sup "ported so that their ends do not project outwardly as is-the case with the usual rack shown is. provided with a'spring 8 for yield ingly holding the toggle hinge 7 in'either open' 'or 'closedfposition. As shown, this,

spring consists of awire ring whose ends are drawn together by the tension of the spring. The opposite ends of the hinge are/carried by two pins 9 and 10, respectively. Pin 9 projects from the outer face of one of the links while the pin 10 projects fromthe same side of theother link through an arcuate slot 11in the link carrying the pin 9. The outer end of the pin 10 is su ported'by a disk 14 ca-rried'by the pivot 0 the toggle and par: .tially covering the spring 8. The slot 11 is pin-1O riding over the hump 13 at the middle of the slot. By this arrangement the rack may be readily pushed back against the j wallwhen desired and when flat against the wall will be held there against opening under the weight of the articles hanging thereon or otherwise. I

As will be observed, the rods 6 lie paralwith radially extending bars. When the rack is in open position the articles on the bars hang indifferent planes and out of contact with eachother, thereby allowing afree circulation of air for drying After the articles are dry the rack may be folded back against the wall without removing the articles from the bars. They, will thus be held without wrinkling and in position to be readily removed. .1

The rack may be manufactured at small cost but is nevertheless strong and rugged,

due largely to'the fact that'the hinged connection is betweenthe two bars 1 and 4 which are of a size to carry a hinge of ample size. The rods6 which are necessarily light are firmly anchored at their ends in the-bar 4, thereby providingall the convenience of the projecting rod type of rackjwithout the flimsy appearance .which is unavoidable Y I: i V 1,788,166

with rackshaving the individual rods sep-.

v arately adjustable;

I claim: 1 A towel-rack comprising a bar adaptedto be attached to the wall, a hinge having one plate attached to the lower end of said bar,

" av second bar having one end connected to the other plate .ofsaid hinge, and, means-"foi- I I v holding said bars locked apart at an angle when opened and holding said bars locked substantially flat "together and parallel. *to r the wall when closed, said second bar, having 7 g aplurality of rods supported'at one end therein and extending in substantial paral- I lelism with the Wall, said drying rods consisting of round Wooden- 1 bars having their, outer ends freer, 1 In testimony hereof'I affix my signature.v

CLARENCE SAMUEL MARDENQ I ii 

